Chapter 315: Kim Jisoo Asks

"The second place receives thirty plants from the City Academy, as well as five Level 2 Healing Potions and five Level 2 Strengthening Potions!"

On the other hand, Kim Jisoo stood expressionless. Her eyes remained sharp, filled with curiosity, but not towards the prizes being awarded. All this time, Kim Jisoo's gaze was fixed on one person—Haruto.

Kim Jisoo narrowed her eyes slightly, as if assessing the figure standing a few steps ahead.

Pricilla sighed, this time her smile widened a bit before announcing the final prize.

"And finally!" Pricilla said with an enthusiastic tone. "The first place will receive thirty rare plants every day for six full months! In addition, they will also receive three Level 3 Potions and two Level 3 Strengthening Potions!"

This time, the stadium erupted in cheers.

"What?! Level 3 Potions?!"

"Oh my, they could be worth hundreds of millions!"

"Not to mention the Level 3 Strengthening Potions! They're even rarer than Level 3 Healing Potions!"

"Exactly! Just one bottle could reach eight hundred million Forty!"

Amidst the uproar of the audience, Haruto remained silent. While he did not show any excessive reaction, his face remained calm like the surface of a lake undisturbed by the wind. Haruto simply stared at Pricilla with a flat expression, as if this announcement was not particularly surprising to him.

"Alright! The prizes will be given to the winners shortly. Now, please return to your respective classes! The second event of the Sports Festival will begin soon!" Pricilla concluded the announcement with a firm tone.

The students began to leave the field. Some appeared to be excitedly discussing the prizes they received, while others still looked disappointed for not achieving the results they wanted.

As Haruto walked towards his class, he suddenly felt something. A gentle tug at the end of his clothing.

Haruto's steps halted.

He turned slowly and found a girl standing behind him.

The girl's long hair was a dark green, cascading softly down her back, shimmering under the sunlight. Her eyes were emerald green.

The girl seemed hesitant, her small hand still gripping the hem of Haruto's clothing tightly.

Haruto furrowed his brows slightly, looking at the girl with a flat expression.

"What is it?" Haruto asked in a soft voice, his tone deep and steady.

However, the girl did not answer immediately. She simply stared at Haruto in silence, her lips trembling slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated to speak.

The atmosphere around them felt different from before.

Even though in the distance the students were still walking back to their classes, it felt as if there were only the two of them in this world.

Haruto did not know who this girl was or what she wanted.

Yet, her gaze conveyed something.

Something that made Haruto not immediately dismiss her.

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"How... How did you manage to find so many plants to achieve first place?"

Kim Jisoo's voice sounded slightly shaky, not from nervousness, but from shock and disbelief. Her sharp eyes stared at Haruto with a mix of curiosity and frustration. Kim Jisoo, a third-year student who had spent years studying botany, never expected to be outdone by someone still in their second year.

The afternoon breeze blew gently among the trees, rustling the leaves that were beginning to yellow at the end of autumn. The bright blue sky added to the tense atmosphere between the two of them.

Haruto, with a flat expression and an unreadable gaze, merely raised an eyebrow slightly before responding in a calm and cool voice.

"How? Isn't it obvious? Experience."